Man seen stealing from slain Portland train victim caught

A heartless Portland man has been accused of stealing a wedding ring and backpack belonging to one of two heroic men killed in a hateful Portland train attack, and was arrested wearing the marriage band on his own finger.

George Tschaggeny, 51, was taken into custody Friday after police determined he was the opportunistic thief seen on surveillance video leaving the MAX train with Ricky Best’s black backpack in his right hand.

The victim and Taliesin Namkai-Meche were allegedly fatally stabbed by Jeremy Joseph Christian, believed to be a white supremacist, after they confronted him for harassing two young black women, one of whom wore a Muslim head covering, last Friday evening.

George Tschaggeny was arrested for allegedly taking the backpack and wedding ring of a Portland train attack victim.

(Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office)

Best, who was a 53-year-old Army vet with more than 20 years of service, died at the scene while the 23-year-old Namkai-Meche died at the hospital.